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[[Image:sbemail28.PNG|thumb|Not very ladylike]]
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[[Image:sbemail28.PNG|thumb|"Somebody get my hands off my butt!"]]
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'''Strong Bad Email #28'''
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Alex thinks it would be funny if Strong Sad's hands were glued to his face. Choose-your-own-venture action ensues!
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Alex thinks it would be funny if Strong Sad's hands were glued to his face. Fortunately, he is correct.
'''Cast (in order of appearance):'''  {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}
'''Cast (in order of appearance):'''  {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}
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'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]
'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]
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'''Date:''' Sunday, May 19, 2002
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'''Date:''' May 19, 2002
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'''Running Time:''' 2:17 <small style="color:gray">''(all options combined)''</small>
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'''Running Time:''' 2:02 (all options)
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:: 0:37 ''if answered 'Yes'''<br>
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:: 0:45 ''if answered 'Maybe'''<br>
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:: 1:17 ''if answered 'Take it in a bit of a different direction'''
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:: 2:21 ''YouTube Version''
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'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}
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'''SBEmail Menu Description:''' This one goes Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style as Strong Bad has several ideas for gluing Strong Sad's hands to his face.
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== Transcript ==
== Transcript ==
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''{Cut to Strong Sad standing on the Athletic Field with his hands glued to his face and a target labeled "Peg Me" painted on his chest.}''
''{Cut to Strong Sad standing on the Athletic Field with his hands glued to his face and a target labeled "Peg Me" painted on his chest.}''
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'''STRONG SAD:''' Guys?! ''{Strong Sad is pelted with dodgeballs.}'' Owww! Oh! Ohw! Augh! Okay, you guys! ''{Another ball is tossed at him.}'' Augh! It's not funny. ''{Another ball is tossed at him.}'' Augh! I'm kinda... ''{Another ball is tossed at him.}'' Augh! ...unable to defend myself. ''{Another 2 balls are tossed at him}'' Oww! Oh! More so than usual. ''{Balls continue to pelt him.}'' Oh! O-Ohw! Augh!
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'''STRONG SAD:''' Guys?! ''{Strong Sad is pelted with dodgeballs.}'' Owww! Oh! Ohw! Augh! Okay, you guys! ''{Another ball is tossed at him.}'' Augh! It's not funny. ''{Another ball is tossed at him.}'' Augh! I'm kinda... ''{Another ball is tossed at him.}'' Augh! ...unable to defend myself. ''{Another 2 balls are tossed at him}'' Oww! Oh! More so than usual. ''{Balls continue to pelt him.}''
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, he likes it! Okay, go to plan B!
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, he likes it! Okay, go to plan B!
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''{The Cheat salutes him and rummages offscreen. He pulls out a bucket of red ants and takes it into Strong Sad's room.}''
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''{The Cheat salutes him and leaves. He brings back a bucket of red ants and takes it to Strong Sad's room.}''
''{The Paper comes down. One red ant crawls out of Strong Sad's room.}''
''{The Paper comes down. One red ant crawls out of Strong Sad's room.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Though I decided to take it in a bit of a different direction.
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Though I decided to take it in a bit of a different direction.
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''{Cut to Strong Sad standing in the Field with his hands glued to his butt. Homestar walks up to him.}''
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''{Cut to Strong Sad standing on a green field with his hands glued to his butt. Homestar walks up to him.}''
'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hohoh... Oh, hey, Homestar!
'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hohoh... Oh, hey, Homestar!
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'''STRONG SAD:''' I can't help it!
'''STRONG SAD:''' I can't help it!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, that's ''really'' weird.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, that is ''really'' weird.
''{Homestar walks away and Bubs walks up.}''
''{Homestar walks away and Bubs walks up.}''
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== Easter Eggs ==
== Easter Eggs ==
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*If "YES" is chosen, clicking the target on Strong Sad's stomach will allow you to play the [[Peg Strong Sad]] game.
 
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<!--Add all comments about the Peg Strong Sad game to the Peg Strong Sad page-->
 
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== Fun Facts ==
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*If you choose "YES", after Strong Sad gets hit with dodgeballs, you can click the target on his belly to play the [[Peg Strong Sad]] game.
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===Explanations===
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*If you choose "MAYBE" and wait a while after The Cheat goes into Strong Sad's room, a red ant will crawl visibly from left to right in the room.
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*{{wp|Didi Seven}} and [http://www.goof-off.com Goof-Off] are real-world cleaning solvents.
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== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
*When this email was first released, the extra choices weren't available; instead it immediately progressed to the "different direction" bit (which is why it's the only choice that continues with Strong Bad still typing). The choices were added a few weeks later.
*When this email was first released, the extra choices weren't available; instead it immediately progressed to the "different direction" bit (which is why it's the only choice that continues with Strong Bad still typing). The choices were added a few weeks later.
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*This was, until [[rock opera]], the only email to have an "again" option at the end, allowing for easier access to the un-selected choices.
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*This was, until "[[rock opera]]," the only email to have an "again" option at the end, allowing for easier access to the un-selected choices.
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*Taken as a whole, this was the first email to be over 2 minutes in length.
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*This was the first email to be over 2 minutes in length.
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "This one goes Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style as Strong Bad has several ideas for gluing Strong Sad's hands to his face."
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<!-- Please do not add facts about the Peg Strong Sad game; they are mentioned on the page "Peg Strong Sad" -->
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===Remarks===
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*The contrast knobs are still clickable when the option book comes up.
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<!-- Please do not add facts about the Peg Strong Sad game; they are mentioned on the page "Peg Strong Sad" -->
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===Goofs===
===Goofs===
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*At the end of the "different direction" choice, The Paper comes down over the top black border.
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*If you choose to select yes, and you go to the "Peg Me!" game, hit the scoreboard. When you do so, it plays an electric buzz noise. However, the noise can be heard seconds before the ball actually makes contact.
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*Throughout Strong Sad's speech in the beginning of the "Maybe" choice, background noises can be heard in the voice recording, including a thump.
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*At the end of the "maybe" choice, Strong Bad's left hand is actually his right hand, upside down.
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===Inside References===
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===Glitches===
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*The Cheat tortures Strong Sad with red [[ants]].
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*If you know exactly where the contrast buttons are, when the book appears, it's possible to click the part of the book where the buttons are. This changes the brightness on the corner of the [[Tandy 400]] in the background. (This can also be accessed with the Tab key.)
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*Upon picking the "Different Direction" option, Coach Z will walk by and say, "Atta boy, Strong Sad!" This is a reference to Coach Z's constant habit of [[butt-patting]].
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<!-- Please do not add facts about the Peg Strong Sad game, they are mentioned on the page "Peg Strong Sad" -->
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*This is the first time "[[mash]]" is used instead of "press".
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*If you reach 100 on the scoreboard, it is set back at 10 and will not increase.
===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
*This email is a reference to/satire of the [[Wikipedia:Choose Your Own Adventure|Choose Your Own Adventure]] series of children's books created by [[Wikipedia:Edward Packard|Edward Packard]], in which the reader controls the direction of the story by choosing from a number of options, and is then redirected to a page much further away.
*This email is a reference to/satire of the [[Wikipedia:Choose Your Own Adventure|Choose Your Own Adventure]] series of children's books created by [[Wikipedia:Edward Packard|Edward Packard]], in which the reader controls the direction of the story by choosing from a number of options, and is then redirected to a page much further away.
*In the book's picture, Strong Bad is in a cave, which has nothing to do with this email, but is a classic example of the type of illustrations found in the Choose Your Own Adventure books.
*In the book's picture, Strong Bad is in a cave, which has nothing to do with this email, but is a classic example of the type of illustrations found in the Choose Your Own Adventure books.
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*[http://www.interwood.com/a/p/didi/DidiDetails.shtml Didi Seven] and [http://www.valspar.com/val/resident/goof-off.jsp Goof-Off] are real-world cleaning solvents.
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===Fast Forward===
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===Fast-Forward===
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*In [[rock opera]], one drawing of [[Anonymous Contributor]] (on whom Strong Sad is based) shows him with his face glued to his hands.
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*Strong Sad's (a.k.a. Anonymous's) hands were glued to his butt at the beginning of [[rock opera]].
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*In [[I Killed Pom Pom]], Strong Sad glues his eyes shut in a similar way.
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==DVD Version==
==DVD Version==
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*When viewed in Play All, all three choices play, in this order: Yes, Maybe, and Different Direction.
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*The DVD Version has the Peg Strong Sad game removed, because of obvious technical limitations.
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*The DVD version has the Peg Strong Sad game removed.
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==YouTube Version==
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*Like in the DVD version, the endings are played in order of Yes, Maybe, and Different Direction, and the Peg Strong Sad Game is unavailable.
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*After the Yes and Maybe endings, it cuts back to the selection screen.
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*During the Yes ending, the numbers on the field are in Arial instead of the stencil font used in the Flash version.
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*Before each ending, the relevant choice in the book flashes.
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*The Paper only comes down in the Different Direction ending.
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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{{sbemailextlinks|28|youtube=a6qNlmSZ0Xo}}
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*[[HR:sbemail28.html|watch "1 step ahead"]]
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*[[HR:sbemail28.swf|view the Flash file for "1 step ahead"]]
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